I'm almost done with Turn Coat, book 11 of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. I'm having trouble deciding where to begin, because it's easy to describe the series in such a way as to make it sound ridiculous. And I guess that's probably because it is ridiculous.Harry Dresden is a wizard for hire in modern day Chicago. He's actually listed in the yellow pages. Most of his work comes from the Chicago P.D., whom turn to him when they can't come up with an explanation. That's how things start. We quickly learn of an international council of wizards, multiple breeds of vampire, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, holy knights, demons, fallen angels, a world of Faerie... Yeah it gets crazy real fast. But the series is really good. Jim Butcher spins complex yet comical tales of modern fantasy noir with a sarcastic and wise cracking main character who is so real that you can't help but think you've met the guy before. It's worth a read if you are a fantasy fan.
Oh, and I almost forgot about Bob, Harry's porn-obsessed spirit servant who lives in a skull in his lab. Instant classic.
Full listing of his books. He also has a traditional high-fantasy novel series going titled "Codex Alera". I haven't gotten around to reading them yet, but I'm sure they are just as good.
